i can re-enforce what adam says here as i was out wth him on that day on the 18BFK, when i first went out it was really light, like not enough power in the kite to even get up on the board, we knew the wind was coming though....

adam weighs 30kg /66lbs more than i do, he always rides a board 30% bigger than mine and a full kite size more than me to compensate.

but even when it was light i was going much better than i did on the 18 nemesis and as adam says he was going better than on the 20m rhino 2.

i think it needs to be said that adam was definately one of those guys who thought he'd never find anything to replace the rhino 2, and to be honest seeing him out on the 21m BFK for the first time before we got the trim settings right for him, i thought it might be true.....

despite weghing only 37kg myself i was still holding onto the 18BFK when it was blowing 20mph, i was fully depowered on the trim strap, but still had the pigtail adjustments left to play with..

if you wnat to see the pics i'll post it up in my gallery and link back to it.

Nice pic Simon, the kite looks neat too. I spoke with Sue a couple of days ago and she will rush my 21m BFK to be shipped down to El Salvador directly from factory so you'll get my review on real low wind conditions soon I hope. A friend just bought the BFK 18m with the BEST float series board (following my advice... poor bastard) so I'll post the review on that one too.

For now, we have plans for this WE with my kite buddies to go to a beautiful sandy beach, no shore break, warm water and wind blowing around 12-18 Knots all afternoon till evening.

I honestly think the realistic lightwind limit (for FUN) is anything over 10 MPH (at any weight). Anything less is very frustrating due to lack of 'powered up' feel, frequent sinking, tons of turning the kite.

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